Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
Nurses, hospital (N = 16) | Nurses and undergraduate nurses, nursing home (N = 27) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, N | Gender, N | ||
Female | 15 | Female | 25 |
Male | 1 | Male | 2 |
Age, years | Age, years | ||
Mean | 29.3 | Mean | 44.6 |
Range | 23-47 | Range | 23-64 |
Type of ward, N | Health profession, N | ||
Orthopedic | 3 | Nurse | 11 |
Upper gastro | 2 | Undergraduate nurses | 16 |
Lung | 4 | ||
Cardiology | 3 | ||
Hematology/infection | 1 | ||
Neurology/endocrinology | 2 | ||
Neurology/stroke | 1 | ||
Experience as nurse, years | Type of unit, N | ||
Mean | 5.7 | Long-term | 14 |
Range | 1-21 | Short-term | 8 |
Long-term + short-term | 4 | ||
Special care (dementia) | 1 | ||
Experience with elderly patients, N | Professional work experience, years | ||
Some | 5 | Mean | 17.5 |
Much | 11 | Range | 0.25-40 |